bench /bench or bensh/

1. A long (usu wooden) seat with or without a back
2. A seat in a boat
3. A worktable or working place
4. A judge's seat
5. The body or assembly of judges
6. A tribunal
7. A seat for officials and reserve players at a match (football, baseball, etc)
8. A level ledge in the slope of masonry or earthwork
9. A level tract between a river and nearby hills (US)
10. A terrace (geology)
11. In a greenhouse or conservatory, a raised bed or a platform with sides, for holding potted plants
12. A platform on which dogs are displayed at a dog show

1. To place on or provide with benches
2. To take (a player) out of a game
3. To put (plants) on greenhouse benches
4. To show (dogs)
5. To bench-press (a specified weight)

Used to denote the particular area in Parliament where MPs sit, and their respective prominence (as in front bench, back bench)

benchˈer noun

1. A senior member of an inn of court
2. A person who sits on a bench in some official capacity

benchˈership noun

bench fees plural noun

Laboratory fees paid by scientific, medical and technical students

benchˈ-hole noun (Shakespeare)

A latrine

benchˈmark noun

1. A surveyor's mark cut on a rock, etc indicating a point of reference in levelling
2. Something taken or used as a point of reference or comparison, a standard, criterion, etc (also adjective)
3. A standard program, used to compare the performance of different makes of computer hardware or software (computing)

transitive verb

To test by means of a benchmark

bench press noun

A weightlifting exercise in which one lies on a bench with feet on the floor and raises a weight from chest level to arm's length

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